Scientists have warned that if human beings failed to stop abusing natural resources on the earth, many species would soon be pushed to the ___ of extinction.
Acore
Bfraud
Ctop
Dverge正確答案
答案與詳解
D
正確答案
on the verge of = 瀕臨、瀕於,固定搭配詞組,常與 extinction/collapse/tears 連用。
逐選項解析
Acore✕ 錯誤
core 意為「核心、果核」,常用 at the core of(在…的核心),不會搭配 extinction(滅絕)。語意與搭配皆不合。
Bfraud✕ 錯誤
fraud 意為「詐欺、騙子」,與滅絕主題完全無關,為干擾選項。on the fraud of 也非英文慣用搭配。